Please, join me to pray for old time GCM/TPRFF investors to get back fair market values and what they invested in the first case - to make Gran Colombia able to clean up the mercury poison which killing people who fishing and need drinking water ex. -
Illegal gold and silver mining now yield bigger profits than returns for some crime groups in Colombia, the Colombia's Gov. say.
A study this year by Colombia's Externado University found 60 percent of all mining operations in Colombia are illegal and said 180 tons of mercury are dumped every year.
Health Risks
For centuries miners have used mercury to separate gold from rock or soil.
Mercury seeps into soil, rivers and the food chain and can cause serious health problems, like kidney failure and acute anemia, which may not appear for years, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
Most affected by mercury contamination are Colombia's indigenous tribes and Afro-Colombian communities whose ancestral lands are rich in gold reserves, particularly those living in the rainforest province of Choco on Colombia's Pacific coast.
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